# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 178
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3541 "2011-02-03T18:53:40Z")
Towns with Groundhog Day Celebrations, and the name of the town’s groundhog 1. Lilburn, Georgia; General Beauregard Lee 2. Wiarton, Ontairo; Wiarton Willie 3. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Phil 4. Raleigh, NC; Sir Walter Wally 5. Woodstock, Illinois, Woodstock Willie 6. Manchester, Connecticut; Chuckles 7. Staten Island, NY - Staten Island Chuck 8. Quarryville, Pennsylvania: Octoraro Orphie 9. Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia : Shubenacadie Sam 10. Cumberland, Maryland; Mountain Maryland Murray 11. Marion, Ohio - Buckeye Chuck 12. Balzac, Alberta - Billy Balzac 13. Aurora, Colorado - Stormy Marmot Category: Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3542 "2011-02-03T19:02:39Z")
Oh and, for no reason whatsoever, here are their predictions: 1. Lilburn, Georgia; General Beauregard Lee **Early Spring** 2. Wiarton, Ontairo; Wiarton Willie **Early Spring** 3. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Phil **Early Spring** 4. Raleigh, NC; Sir Walter Wally **Six more weeks of winter** 5. Woodstock, Illinois, Woodstock Willie **Cancelled due to snowstorm** 6. Manchester, Connecticut; Chuckles **Early Spring** 7. Staten Island, NY - Staten Island Chuck **Early Spring** 8. Quarryville, Pennsylvania: Octoraro Orphie **Six more weeks of winter** 9. Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia : Shubenacadie Sam **Early Spring** 10. Cumberland, Maryland; Mountain Maryland Murray **Six more weeks of winter** 11. Marion, Ohio - Buckeye Chuck **Early Spring** 12. Balzac, Alberta - Billy Balzac **Early Spring** 13. Aurora, Colorado - Stormy Marmot **Six more weeks of winter** Total tally: 8-4-1 ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3543 "2011-02-03T19:22:58Z")
Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 1. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3544 "2011-02-03T19:25:36Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. Aurora, Colorado - Stormy Marmot /nitpick - not a groundhog Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3545 "2011-02-03T19:26:07Z")
Thanks, **Enderw24** , for that tally! Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3546 "2011-02-03T19:34:53Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > Oh and, for no reason whatsoever, here are their predictions: > 5. Woodstock, Illinois, Woodstock Willie **Cancelled due to snowstorm** I’d say that one should count as “six more weeks”. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3547 "2011-02-04T01:56:49Z")
Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) 5. [Flooz.com](http://Flooz.com) You wonder how anyone even thought that was going to work. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3548 "2011-02-04T05:18:41Z")
Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) 5. [Flooz.com](http://Flooz.com) 6. [theGlobe.com](http://theGlobe.com) ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3549 "2011-02-04T10:25:42Z")
Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) 5. [Flooz.com](http://Flooz.com) 6. [theGlobe.com](http://theGlobe.com) 7. Webvan ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3550 "2011-02-04T16:42:05Z")
Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) 5. [Flooz.com](http://Flooz.com) 6. [theGlobe.com](http://theGlobe.com) 7. Webvan 8. [govWorks.com](http://govWorks.com) The subject of the documentary _[startup.com](http://startup.com)_: [Startup.com - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup.com) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3551 "2011-02-04T16:44:35Z")
Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) 5. [Flooz.com](http://Flooz.com) 6. [theGlobe.com](http://theGlobe.com) 7. Webvan 8. [govWorks.com](http://govWorks.com) 9. [suck.com](http://suck.com) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3552 "2011-02-04T16:52:04Z")
But [suck.com](http://suck.com) is still in business!: [http://www.suck.com/](http://www.suck.com/) Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) 5. [Flooz.com](http://Flooz.com) 6. [theGlobe.com](http://theGlobe.com) 7. Webvan 8. [govWorks.com](http://govWorks.com) 9. [suck.com](http://suck.com) 10. [xcelera.com](http://xcelera.com) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3553 "2011-02-04T16:54:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > But [suck.com](http://suck.com) is still in business!: [http://www.suck.com/](http://www.suck.com/) They’ve been in reruns since just after the bubble burst, after they fired all their staff. ETA - unless they’ve restarted recently. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3554 "2011-02-05T02:39:57Z")
Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) 5. [Flooz.com](http://Flooz.com) 6. [theGlobe.com](http://theGlobe.com) 7. Webvan 8. [govWorks.com](http://govWorks.com) 9. [suck.com](http://suck.com) 10. [xcelera.com](http://xcelera.com) 11. RemarQ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3555 "2011-02-06T18:42:55Z")
Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) 5. [Flooz.com](http://Flooz.com) 6. [theGlobe.com](http://theGlobe.com) 7. Webvan 8. [govWorks.com](http://govWorks.com) 9. [suck.com](http://suck.com) 10. [xcelera.com](http://xcelera.com) 11. RemarQ 12. [freeinternet.com](http://freeinternet.com) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3556 "2011-02-06T18:50:03Z")
Companies that burst with the dot-com bubble 1. [Pets.com](http://Pets.com) 2. [Boo.com](http://Boo.com) 3. WorldCom 4. [Startups.com](http://Startups.com) 5. [Flooz.com](http://Flooz.com) 6. [theGlobe.com](http://theGlobe.com) 7. Webvan 8. [govWorks.com](http://govWorks.com) 9. [suck.com](http://suck.com) 10. [xcelera.com](http://xcelera.com) 11. RemarQ 12. [freeinternet.com](http://freeinternet.com) 13. [lastminute.com](http://lastminute.com) Next up: Different Calendars: 1. Celtic ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3557 "2011-02-06T19:10:43Z")
Different Calendars: 1. Celtic 2. Mayan ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3558 "2011-02-06T21:16:26Z")
Different Calendars: 1. Celtic 2. Mayan 3. French Revolutionary ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3559 "2011-02-06T21:20:00Z")
Different Calendars: 1. Celtic 2. Mayan 3. French Revolutionary 4. Jewish lunar ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3560 "2011-02-06T21:31:36Z")
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